Where does “lute” come from?

lute (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lut, from Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lute (Norwegian Nynorsk): to bend over

Definitions

  1. to bend over

Ancestry of “lute”, step by step

lute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskluta part; lye; Used as an intensifier
2Old Norsehlutrpart, thing; participation; fate, lot
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old Norse lúta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselútato lout, bow down; to bow to in homage or...
2Proto-Germaniclūtanąto bow down, lout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewd-to duck; feign; be low; be small; to cower, hunch...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →